October 13, 2024

Highway Department

 

County & Township crews pull shoulders on gravel roads every Spring before the grass begins to grow on the side of the road. This maintenance is done to reclaim gravel that has been pushed into the shoulders, as well as to remove the berm on the roadside which keeps the water from flowing off the road. We lose a lot of gravel either from rain washing it off the road or from vehicles kicking it up from normal driving. By doing this we save tons of gravel. Pulling shoulders is not a one day, one week, or one month process. It could take several months of weekly blading for conditions to return to normal.

 

Effective Monday, March 11, 2024
300th Street, between 470th and 471st Avenues, will be closed for Overpass replacement.
Click on the links below for further information:

2024 Press Release for Stub End of #11

2024 Detour Route for the Stub end of #11

Rural Access Infrastructure information is available at the following link:

Union County Highway Department

501 E. Pleasant Street

Elk Point, SD 57025-2159

Office Phone: (605) 356-2351

Shop Phone: (605) 356-3251

FAX: (605) 356-2348

Email: [email protected]

Summer Hours

March 10, 2024 – November 2, 2024

Monday – Thursday (Excluding Holidays)

6:30 A.M. –5:00 P.M.

Office Staff

Highway Superintendent: Jerry Buum – [email protected]

Executive Secretary: Cristy Harkness – [email protected]

Administrative Assistant: Samantha Langley – [email protected]

 

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Elk Point Crew

Bob Bradshaw

Dan Kayl

Sabrina Langley

Paul Limoges

Oliver Morris

Jeff Noteboom – Assistant Superintendent

Verlyn Portz

Dale Steckelberg

Nathan Willms

 

 

Alcester Shop

110 Ofstad Street

Alcester, SD 57001

Shop Phone: (605) 934-2210

Fax: (605) 934-2209

Alcester Crew

Richard Beeler

Riley Ericson

Josh Homandberg – Road Foreman

Jamie Jurgensen

Derek Lykken

 

 

 

Various Permits:
Please fill out the forms listed below and email to [email protected]

 

Union County Highway Department requires Dust Control Application Permits
prior to the application of dust control products
to be placed on all county gravel surface highways
at the expense of the landowner.

 

Union County Dust Control Application Permit

 

Highway Access Permit Application form & informational documents:

Highway Access Permit Application

Highway Access Permit Information

 

Application for permit within and/or across the right of way of Union County Highways:
2023 08-01 Utility ROW Permit

 

Oversize/Overwidth Permit:

 

_Moving Permit Fillable (Sample)

The links below are not completely functional at this time

Maps

2016 Union County Structure Map

 

Union County Highway System Map

2007 Union County System 2012 June 18

Union County Township Officers

Union County Township Officers

Links

For South Dakota Interstate & Highway closures

https://www.sd511.org/#zoom=6.2640248608354225&lon=-100.25790688632764&lat=44.534462756719535&incd&acon&dstb&dstr&obst&schd&road-cond&cams&rwis

South Dakota Motor Carrier Enforcement

https://dps.sd.gov/safety-enforcement/highway-patrol/motor-carrier

South Dakota Driver’s License Information

https://dps.sd.gov/driver-licensing

Preparedness Guides

https://dps.sd.gov/emergency-services/emergency-management/preparedness

National Weather Service – Sioux Falls

https://www.weather.gov/fsd/

Big Sioux River Hydrology

https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=fsd

 

 

   

 
 
 
Last updated on October 11, 2024 5:42 pm